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5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Exodus 20:5

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 1-11)

Here is, I. The preface of the law-writer, Moses: God spoke all these words , Exod. 20:1. The law of the ten commandments is, 1. A law of God’s making. They are enjoined by the infinite eternal Majesty of heaven and earth. And where the word of the King of kings is surely there is power . 2. It is a law of his own speaking. God has many ways of speaking to the children of men (Job 33:14); once, ye...

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